Officer Oleta Davis has been serving Iowa since graduating the Cedar Rapids Regional Law Enforcement Academy in 2010.  She is a certified Field Training Officer, Peer Support Officer, and co-facilitates Student Practicum in Policing for the University of Iowa.   Officer Davis has been working with other first responder organizations and lobbyists to help improve public safety through legislative initiatives in Iowa, and currently serves as the President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #6.  She has her B.S. in Health and Human Performance and an M.S. in Criminal Justice.

Officer Michael S. Hernandez has been with the Council Bluffs Police Department since 2001. Prior to that he served in the United States Marine Corps and as a jailer and reserve deputy in Mills County, Iowa. Hernandez has worked in several areas of law enforcement (traffic enforcement, accident recontstruction, undercover investigations, and school resource officer). Hernandez currently serves as the President of Council Bluffs Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #1. Lodge #1 is a collective bargaining unit and negotiates its own collective bargaining agreements. Hernandez has implemented many changes to Lodge #1 to improve the organization both administratively and for the members in general. Hernandez continues to fight for the rights and benefits of officers and focuses on work environment and work conditions to ensure officers’ needs are being met.

Paul Damrow attended SouthEast Community College In Lincoln, Ne after graduating high school where he obtained a AAS degree in Automotive Technology. He worked as an automotive Technician before becoming a police officer in 2010. In 2010 Paul joined the Council Bluffs Police Department. He has worked uniform patrol, narcotics investigation, served on their Emergency Service Team and is a firearms instructor.

Paul has been the secretary of Lodge #1 for the past four years and a founding member of the Iowa State FOP.

Nick has Bachelors of Science in Agriculture Systems Management with a minor in Economics from the University of Missouri and a Masters in Business Administration from Grantham University. He joined the Coast Guard Reserves in 2004 where he worked his way to the rank Chief Petty Officer before attenting Reserve OCS.  He currently is serving as an officer in the Coast Guard Reserves. He began his law enforcement career in Hannibal, MO in 2008. In while at Hannibal, he served as the community education officer, SRO and DARE officer. During his break from law enforcement, he served as the assistant district manager for an insurance company in eastern Iowa. In 2017 he joined the DeWitt, IA police department. While at De Witt, IA PD he has served as a property and evidence officer, evidence technician, building search and active attack integrated response trainer, SRT member, and the the former union secretary/treasurer. He is a founding member of Eastern Iowa Lodge 8 where he has served as the president.  Nick is also a founding member of the Iowa State Lodge.

Donald Strong started in law enforcement in 2001 as a reserve officer and has served in many roles including FTO, General Reserve Officer Instructor, BLS Instructor, CIT Instructor, Honor Guard Commander, Corporal, Sergeant and Chief of Police. Donald joined the FOP in 2015 and later took a more active role as Lodge 6 Vice President in 2018. After the Iowa State Lodge was formed in 2019, Donald was appointed as the Iowa National Trustee. In this role Donald serves as a liaison between the State Lodge and the Grand Lodge. Donald is tasked with keeping the state lodge president informed on national FOP issues and keeping members up to date with important information. Probably one of Donald’s most important role is recruiter. Donald assists lodges with recruitment and starting new lodges. Donald is married to Megan and has been for 19 years. Donald has two children, Lauren and Marcus. Donald enjoys spending time with his family, his two Rottweilers, Zeus and Xena and being an active part of the FOP.

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